Kumbh Mela 2019
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Yogi Adityanath announces construction of Ganga expressway at Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet, takes holy dip in Sangam in Prayagraj
Fp Staff •Adityanath offered prayers as he took a holy dip in River Ganga at Sangam during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. The area around Sangam was cleaned and decorated on Monday for the holy dip.
Kumbh Mela 2019: Narendra Modi takes holy dip, offers prayer at Sangam, performs Ganga aarti in Prayagraj
•Kumbh Mela is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims expected to participate in the festival.
Kumbh mela: Two crore devotees likely to take holy dip on festival’s third ‘shahi snaan’ on Sunday; three-tier security in place
•The Sangam city is all set to host the third 'shaahi snaan' of the ongoing Kumbh on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which more than two crore devotees are expected to take a holy dip.
NDRF saves 12 Kumbh pilgrims from drowning after their boat capsized in the Ganges river
•The boat capsized while the pilgrims were on their way to take a dip in the holy Ganges river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.
Kumbh Mela 2019: Yogi Adityanath takes holy dip in Sangam after Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet in Prayagraj
•According to officials almost all the Uttar Pardesh ministers present at the cabinet meeting took the holy dip.
Daily Bulletin: Rahul guarantees minimum income to poor if Congress comes to power; Modi to hold Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Day's top stories: Rahul promises minimum income guarantee for poor if Congress returns to power at Centre; Shiv Sena hints alliance with BJP for 2019 elections possible; Delhi court to decide on Priya Ramani in defamation case by MJ Akbar; and more.
Kumbh Mela 2019 more a grand platform for politics than religion; parties pitch camps to spread ideology among pilgrims, tourists
V Khanal •Apart from being the largest spiritual gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, given the footfall and media attention it attracts from across the world, is also a grand platform for political discourse. While outfits promoting Hindutva politics have had a regular presence at the Kumbh Mela, other parties, like the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, have also pitched their camps at the site to spread their politics among the pilgrim crowds.
Ram Naam Bank at Kumbh Mela: 'Release difficult emotions' or 'resolve past issues' at family-run bank where Lord Ram is sole currency
•Ashutosh Varshney said people are not bound to worship Lord Ram to be members of the bank. They are free to worship Gods of their religions, he added
Kumbh Mela hazards: Adityanath govt's order to temporarily shut industries has left both owners, workers in distress, hit economy
Kamal Bhargava And Saurabh Sharma •After ordering tanneries in the Unnao-Kanpur cluster to shut operations between December and March, the Uttar Pradesh government recently extended its order.
Son of BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav found dead at Haryana residence; soldier had posted videos revealing quality of food in 2017
•Rohit, son of Tej Bahadur Yadav, the Border Security Force (BSF) constable who was dismissed from service after he had released a video in 2017 on quality of food served to soldiers, was found dead at his residence in Shanti Vihar.